The last plan of the counteroffensive was opposed by the German generals, and Hitler was still bent on leading to defeat
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From December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945, Hitler, the leader of German fascism, launched his last counteroffensive in the history of World War II. In fact, more than three months after the anti-fascist league landed in Normandy, the German army had only 49 divisions on the Western Front, and each division was less than half the strength of the standard division. The state of the German army in 1944 was a world apart from that in 1940.
But obviously, at this time, Hitler did not recognize his own form, still brewing the opportunity to counterattack, Hitler's plan itself is perfect, but the only pity is that the German Legion, no longer what it used to be, has no strength to support Hitler's dream. Hitler wanted to take Antwerp through the Battle of the Ardennes, an important supply port for the Allies in the Western Front, and if Hitler took the Ardennes, it would mean completely splitting the Allies into two parts. As a result, Hitler had more chips to sit at the negotiating table and fight with the Allies, and more energy and strength to deal with the Soviet army on the Eastern Front.
But when Hitler announced his genius plan to the German combat command, many German generals did not buy it, and they wanted the unruly commander to recognize the facts of the moment. But Hitler was clearly determined to do so, and no one tried to persuade him. On December 16, 1944, Hitler cobbled together more than 200,000 German legions, hoping to use this as an opportunity for himself to turn around. The Allied deployment in the Ardennes was weak, as the Allies did not think that Hitler and the German army in 1944 would be able to organize an effective force to counterattack.
The five weaker U.S. infantry divisions in the Ardennes were first targeted by Hitler. In the face of the sudden counterattack of the German army, the American army was momentarily overwhelmed, so in the beginning of the Ardennes Campaign, the casualties of the American army were extremely heavy. But then the supreme commander of the U.S. army implemented a series of measures to respond, because the German Legion had already dispersed the U.S. army into two parts, so the U.S. commander asked the U.S. military north of the Ardennes to directly follow the instructions of the then Allied commander-in-chief, Eisenhower. And then the U.S. and Allied forces sent a large number of support troops, throughout the Ardennes Campaign, the Allies sent more than 700,000 troops.
Therefore, although the German army at that time had a meticulous military plan, the allied military force was too strong, and Hitler at that time belonged to the sunset. Take the air aspect. Hitler had promised 3,000 aircraft to support the army, but in the actual course of the war, the Germans only flew 800 aircraft. Moreover, in the early stage, in order to avoid the Allied air raids, the German army also launched an attack on a thunderstorm day and began the war. But in the face of the huge disparity in strength, all this was in vain, and Hitler did not change the outcome of his defeat, but only let more German soldiers die on the battlefield. After the end of the Ardennes Campaign, Hitler, who was once arrogant, no longer had the strength to organize an effective large-scale counteroffensive!